Below I have listed
John's children and any information I can find
relating to them - Our direct line can be seen
in the main menue

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John was baprised
on the same day as his cousin William Luxton
(1817) son of George (1770)
John Luxton (1816 - 1907) - born at Steers
Cottage, Brushford, Devon on June 5, 1816, and
baptised on Feb 16, 1817 was a 22 year old labourer
when he married Jane Pike a 20 year old
domestic servant, daughter of Samuel Pike,
a sawyer, by banns at Brushford on August 10,
1838. Both signed the register with their mark.
John emigrated to Grand Valley, Ontario, in
1848 and his wife Jane and their children followed
him there in 1853. The 1851 census lists Jane
Luxton 33, agricultural labourers wife,
living at the Green, Brushford with their daughters
Maria 7, Elizabeth 4, Ann 2 and her unmarried
sister, Mary 34, the wife of her husbands' brother
William Luxton (1807 - 1887), blacksmith.
Jane Luxtons' two eldest children, William
Luxton 12 and Mary J Luxton 10, were
living at Steers Cottage, Brushford with their
Uncle Richard Luxton and family. Their
exists a charcoal sketch of John and Jane made
to celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
The couple lie buried at Grand Valley, East
Luther Township, Dufferin County which lies
north of London, Ontario, about an hours drive
out of Toronto. The pioneers are commemorated
by a pink granite headstone:-

John Luxton
Died Apr 3 1907 aged 92 years
His wife Jane
Died Apr 6 1906 aged 90 years
Natives of Devonshire England
Elizabeth Luxton
Born 1846, died 1920

John and Jane had
ten children, Their six eldest were born in
Devon and the four youngest in Ontario.

Jane's two
eldest children William and Mary Ann
were staying with their Uncle Richard Luxton
(1813)

Shortly after the
1851 census Jane gathered up her belongings
and took her young children from Brushford,
a little Devonshire village overland to a port
which I believe to have been Plymouth, and from
there she set sail to Canada. An incredible
journey on its own, for in those days it would
have taken many days if not weeks. It is not
known at this time if her husband John had returned
to fetch her or if she did the whole journey
without him. I wonder if she really had any
idea of what she was really letting herself
in for.
The question I ask is, how did John sell the
idea to make such a move to her, imagine a woman
in her mid 30's with five children the youngest
of only 2-3 years of age having to turn and
leave all her familiar surroundings, her immediate
family, her friends, having packed only basic
belongings knowing that she is likely never
to return must have taken outstanding courage.

From the article
below it appears that the family made the final
leg of their journey with another family by
the name of Stuckey. I wonder
if the Luxton's and Stuckey's (below) were actually
known to each other before they travelled to
Canada. We do know that the name Stuckey comes
up twice in our Luxton research Robert Luxton
(1739) and John Luxton (1766) a father and son
both married a Stuckey so it seem perfectly
reasonable to assume that the Stuckey’s
and Luxton’s were well known to each other
in the Brushford area as it is after all a very
small community.

Luxton and Stuckey
HistoryIn September 1854 the
two families started out from Toronto to make
their home in Luther. They hired a wagon and
a team of horses to bring all their belongings
to Hillsburg The men walked and the women and
children took turns riding. It took four days
to make the journey to Hillsburg, the end of
the road. From there they had to travel by means
of a team of oxen and a jumper to the farm of
Mr. Burke on the 13th line of Garafraxa. They
left part of their belongings at Hillsburg.
The women and children stayed at Burkes until
the men cleared enough land to put up the shanties.
Mr Luxton's shanty was 16' by 24'.It did not
take long to cut enough logs for a house for
the logs were close together. It took about
ten logs for each side of the house. They didn't
put the roof on at first, but covered it with
poles, over which cedar boughs were placed to
give some shelter from the weather. The first
two nights the men spent at Mr. Densmore's (the
first farmer in the area). The women at Mr Burkes
cooked all the meals - enough to last several
days. They brought with them empty ticks, which
they filled with dry grass cut with sickle,
for there was not straw. Beds were wooden frames
with poles strung across, these poles later
being replaced by ropes. They had no chairs
or tables, just round blocks of wood to sit
on. They had wooden chests which contained all
their belongings. These trunks served as a table.
The things they had brought with them were the
merest necessities. They included an iron pot,
a bake kettle, an iron tea-kettle, a tin was
dish, a wooden pail and a smoothing iron. Their
tools consisted of a saw, an axe, a broad-axe,
a hammer, a brace and bit, and most important
a gun. They of course, had no stoves, but built
a fireplace of stones and clay.
These folks went into their new homes without
roof, doors or windows and lived that way for
five weeks. For a door, a quilt was fastened
over the opening at nights. The women helped
to saw lumber for the roof, floor and door and
helped chink the cracks between the logs with
mud. Then there were cedar shingles to make.
They cut the blocks in the daytime and at night
split them into flat shingles from 3 to 4 feet
long. When they needed supplies they had to
go to Hillsburg, carrying everything on their
backs or shoulders, for they had no horses.
They were able to get free milk from their Garafraxa
neighbours free. Mr. Fred Hood and John McArthur
were chums living in Erin who got acquainted
with Bella Joyce and Mary Jane Luxton. Both
boys decided to settle near the girls, so they
took up land on Con. 5 (East Luther). Mrs. Joyce
had a wedding for her daughter. The groom, the
English minister, and grooms brother came a
distance of 30 miles on horseback. It was the
first wedding in Luther. Mr. and Mrs. McArthur
had been married earlier but they walked to
Douglas (now Belwood) to be married and returned
the same day. They planned to keep the wedding
plans a secret. However it leaked out and Mrs
Stuckey that a Garafraxa boys were planning
on a shivaree ("a noisy mock serenade for
newlyweds"). So the Luxton family was warned
of their intentions. So these two young couples
settled about the same time in their new homes
about 1857. Mr Luxton lived on his land until
1860 when he sold it to Patrick Duffy. He moved
onto a lot on Con. 5

Lynda has sent
me a link to a website that mentions the a person
named Stuckey was the first postmaster in the
Grand Valley could this be the same Stuckey
who is mentioned above?

Grand Valley;
also known as Little Toronto (originally called
Luther) - village located 29 miles from Guelph.
The post office was established on November
1, 1860 and the first postmaster was S. Stuckey.
Village changed its name to Grand Valley in
1885 when it became incorporated. - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onduffer/townships/luther.html

William
Luxton (1839 - 1894) - William was
born in Brushford village on February
28, 1839 and baptised on Mar 10, 1839.
His mother signs his birth certificate
with her mark. William married Emmeline
Whaley, Emmeline was born in England
in March 1830 they had 3 children: Emmeline
passed away Oct 2, 1880 - I have found
a record that William remarried to a Mary
Barber born abt 1851 and passed away
abt 1900. - William passed away on Aug
16, 1894 both in Grand Valley, Ontario,
Canada.

William was
staying with his uncle Richard (1813)
in the 1851 census while his father was
in Canada.

1
- Child of William Luxton (1839)
and Emmeline WhaleyWilliam John Luxton was born
in Grand Valley, Ontario, Canada on
13 Oct 1866 William John Luxton
married Catherine McEneny and
had 7 children. He passed away on 12
Nov 1948 in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario,
Canada.

2
- Child of William Luxton (1839)
and Emmeline WhaleyMary Ann Luxton 1867 - Mary died
aged 13 years, 5 months on September
10, 1880 and is buried with her parents
in Grand Valley.

3
- Child of William Luxton (1839)
and Emmeline WhaleyGeorge N. Luxton (1870 - 1951)
- George was born February 25, 1880
and died August 18, 1951. George married
Mary Isabel Yemen (June 30, 1870
- February 25, 1963). They too are buried
at Grand Valley with their children.

1 -
Emma Isobel Luxton 1901 - Emma
born August 16, 1901 and died February
24, 1940
2 - George E. Luxton 1903 -
George born December 4, 1903 and died
July 19, 1986.
3 - William Fyfe Luxton 1909
- William born August 31, 1909 and
died October 16, 1987 and married
M. Jean Donald.
4 - Eric Lawrence Luxton 1911
- Eric was born October 10, 1911 and
became a pilot in 115 (RAF) Squadron
Royal Canadian Air Force and was killed
aged 33 on Wednesday April 4, 1945
in operations over Germany. He is
commemorated on his parents' grave
at Grand Valley but is buried in Rheinberg
War Cemetery in Germany.

Mary
Jane Luxton (1841 - 1920) - Mary married
John McArthur (1840 - 1920) in
about 1857. Mary Jane who died
in her eightieth year on October 4, 1920
is buried in her parents' grave in Grand
Valley - John McArthur is buried
in Birchwood Cemetry in Swan River, MB
as he died when visiting there.
They had children: See below

Mary was staying with
her uncle Richard (1813) in the 1851 census
while her father was in Canada

Maria
Luxton (1843 - 1909) - Maria was born
Oct 12, 1844 at Brushford, Devon, UK -
Maria married Joseph J. Tunmore
born abt 1836 at Toronto, son of David
Tunmore and Rebecca (Charlotte)
Norwood on Dec 3, 1860 in the Wesleyan
Methodist Church, Wellington County Ontario
on December 3, 1860. Maria passed away
October 19, 1909 at Bremerton Kitsap County,
Washington, Canada age 65 and lies buried
in Ivy Green Cemetery.

Maria died 19 Oct 1909
in Bremerton, WA. I have located her grave
in the Ivy Green Cemetery, Kitsap County,
WA.
From 1880 to 1892 they were in Alpena,
Alpena County, Michigan.
1900 found them in Skagit County, WA.
- Addie Rogan

7 -
Child of Maria Luxton (1843)
and Joseph J. TunmoreMyrtle May Tunmore ( 1880 - 1944)
- Mytle was born Mar 3, 1880 at Alpene,
Michigan - Mytle married Thomas Michael
Palbitska born Dec 29 1871 at Winona,
Winona County on Oct 25, 1899 - Myrtle
and Thomas had five children - Thomas
died Nov 3, 1930 - Myrtle then married
Marion Felix Setz born Jun 20,
1871 on April 7, 1940 at King County
- Marion had three children from hist
first marriage - Myrtle died July 31,
1944 at Bremerton, Kitsap County, Michigan
and Marion died Dec 8, 1971 at Walla
Walla..

1 - Maria Estalla
Palbitska born Oct 24, 1900 at
Bow, Skagit County, Washington, Canada
- Maria married Rowe Walker then
unknown Well then Lawrence
Raymond Garinger born Aprel 27,
1900 on Mar 30, 1929 at Bremerton
- Maria and Lawrence had two children
- Lawrence died July 4, 1963 and Maria
passed away Mar 14, 1985 at Bremerton,
Kitsap County, Michigan.

1 - Harry Trip
2 - Richard Trip
3 - Michael Trip born 1944
at Seattle, King County - Michael
married Rita Meredith born
1945 at Bremerton on Aug 9, 1963
at King County
4 - Doris Elaine Trip born
1945 at Seattle, King County - Doris
married Vernon Dee Feagins on
Oct 24, 1942 at Medford, Jackson,
Oregon on Dec 7, 1963 at Seattle
- Doris and Vernon had a child -
Doris then married Kenneth Clayton
Reardon on May 3, 1968 at King
County.

1 - Juanita Nora
Mae Walker born Mar 2, 1930
at Bremeton, Kitsap County, Michigan.
- Juanita married Ernest Allen
Larson born Dec 11, 1926 at
Vinland, Kitsap County on Mar 11,
1950 at Corde Lane, Kootenai County
- Juanita and Ernest had three children
- She then married Andrew Romain
born May 6, 1934 at Pompton Lakes,
New Jersey on Jun 18, 1956 at Bremerton
- Juanita and Adrew had a son -
Andrew died Nov 17, 1956 at San
Diego, Califonia before his son
was born - She then married David
Glenn Bullard born Mar 16, 1933
at Wray, Yuma County, Colorado on
Aug 17, 1957 at Las Vagus, Clark,
Navada - Juanita and David had a
duaghter - - Juanita passed away
Sept 14, 2003 at Bremeton.

Elisabeth
Luxton (1846 - 1920) - Elisabeth was
born in Coldridge, Devon UK. - Elisabeth
never married and passed away Aug 24,
1920 at East Luther, Dufferin County,
Ontario and is buried with her parents.

Amelia
Luxton (1857 - 1931) Amelia was born
September 28, 1856 (or 1857 as per headstone),
and she married William B. Linklater
in about 1883 -5. William was born October
21, 1863 in West Garafraxa Twp, near Belwood
and passed away October 13, 1938 in Grand
Valley. They are buried at Grand Valley.
Amelia died February 21, 1931 in Grand
Valley, Ontario, Canada. Burial: October
15, 1938, At home in Grand Valley, Ontario,
Canada, Residence: Leason Street?

They lived in Grand Valley
for a few years when they exchanged their
property for Lot 29 on the 9th con. of
East Luther. Before moving to this farm
he had operated a threshing outfit and
a portable sawmill . . . . In later years
he sold the farm to his son, George, and
moved to Grand Valley, where he died.
Private funeral service was held at his
late home, Leason Street, on Saturday
afternoon, October 15th The Rev. C. Graham
Jones, minister of Knox Presbyterian Church,
had charge. Interment took place in the
Union Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs.
Wm. Claridge, Laughlin Sinclair, Samuel
T. Platt, D.P. MacDonald, John Watt, and
Chas. McArthur. Friends were present from
Toronto, North Bay and Trout
They had seven children.

Obituary1931: March 5, p.1:Amelia
(Luxton) Linklater- Another of the
older residents of Grand Valley passed
to her long rest on Saturday afternoon
last, in the demise of Amelia Luxton,
beloved wife of Wm. B. Linklater. The
deceased had been in failing health for
some weeks, but indications pointed to
her recovery. While still confined to
bed, she was stricken with a paralytic
stroke on Wednesday morning of last week
and remained in an unconscious condition
until the end. The late Mrs. Linklater
was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
John Luxton, pioneer settler of this locality.
She was born on lot 29, con. 1, East Luther,
and had lived in this locality practically
all her life. She was in her 75th year.
For some years she and her now bereaved
partner farmed in East Luther, after which
they moved to Muskoka, where they remained
for a short time, later returning to take
up their residence here. The deceased
leaves, besides her bereaved husband,
one son, Geo. W. Linklater, of Grand Valley,
and two daughters, Mrs. John Osborne,
of Trout Creek, and Mrs. Herb. McDougal,
of East Luther. She is also survived by
two sisters, Mrs. John Lawrie, of British
Columbia, and Mrs. John Sanderson, Toronto,
and one brother, Wm. Luxton, in the West.
The deceased was a member of Knox Presbyterian
church and the private service at the
home on River Street on Monday afternoon
of this week was conducted by her pastor,,
Rev. S.C. Graeb. Interment followed in
the Union cemetery. The pallbearers were:
Messrs. Peter Gilbert and Chas. McArthur,
W.J. Watt, George Luxton and Ed. Linklater.
Friends and relatives from a distance
in attendance at the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. John Osborne, Trout Creek; Miss
Annie Linklater, Buffalo, N.Y.; Miss Anna
Linklater, Erin; Mrs. and Mrs. Dave Simpson,
Belwood, and George Luxton, Jessopville
- Star and Vidette.

2 -
Child of Amelia Luxton (1857)
and William B. LinklaterAndrew Main Linklater (1888 -
1918) - Born on 1888 - Andrew was a
gunner (service No: 339483) in the Canadian
Artillery he died Nov 7, 1917 in France
.

3
- Child of Amelia Luxton (1857)
and William B. LinklaterGeorge William Linklater (1890
- 1942) - Born in 1890 - George married
Mabel Elizabeth Osborne born
abt 1898 of Toronto - He passed away
in 1942 and Mabel died abt 1986.
George bought his father's farm

4 -
Child of Amelia Luxton (1857)
and William B. Linklater
Eva May Linklater (1893 - 1968)
- Born January 24, 1893 at East Luther,
Dufferin County - Eva May married John
Albert Osborne on May 5, 1915 in
United Church Grand Valley, Ontario,
Canada. John was the son of Jarvis Osborne
and Mary McKenney and he was born Sept
8, 1889 in Glamis, Ontario, Canada and
died March 31, 1957 in Trout Creek,
Ontario, Canada. They
had 3 children. In 1931 they lived in
Trout Creek. She passed away on July
14, 1968 at Trout Creek.

John Albert Osborne
own 'B-A Garage' in Trout Creek - He
was eight years old when his parents
came to Trout
Creek. He went into the livery business
with his father in 1913, took over the
business in 1915, and turned it
into a garage in 1923. He retired from
business in 1948 owing to ill health."
- Obituary Burial: April 02, 1957, Trout
Creek Union Cemetary

7 -
Child of Amelia Luxton (1857)
and William B. Linklater
Harry William Linklater (1898 - 1917)
- Born on 1898 - Harry was a Private
(Service No: 657266) in the Canadian
Infrantry (Central Ontario Reg) - He
died Nov 5 1917 in France age 19.